<p>A tomb of an ancient Chinese warlord, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been discovered near a tourist resort.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tomb was found in Yishui county in eastern Shandong province. Bronze weapons, musical utensils, jade jewellery and ritual utensils were unearthed, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />A researcher said that judging from the size of the tomb and the type of artifacts it contained, the tomb may have contained the body of a dignitary who lived about 2,600 years ago during the Eastern Zhou Period (770-256 B.C.).<br /><br />Hao Daohua, a researcher from the Shandong Archaeology Research Institute, said the period was a chaotic time in Chinese history, marked by wars between small kingdoms that occupied several areas in eastern and central China.<br /><br />The archaeologists, however, were unable to find any bodily remains of the tomb's occupant. <br /><br />The dead person may have been either a man or a woman, a warlord or his concubine, he said.</p>
<p>A tomb of an ancient Chinese warlord, dating back more than 2,500 years, has been discovered near a tourist resort.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The tomb was found in Yishui county in eastern Shandong province. Bronze weapons, musical utensils, jade jewellery and ritual utensils were unearthed, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />A researcher said that judging from the size of the tomb and the type of artifacts it contained, the tomb may have contained the body of a dignitary who lived about 2,600 years ago during the Eastern Zhou Period (770-256 B.C.).<br /><br />Hao Daohua, a researcher from the Shandong Archaeology Research Institute, said the period was a chaotic time in Chinese history, marked by wars between small kingdoms that occupied several areas in eastern and central China.<br /><br />The archaeologists, however, were unable to find any bodily remains of the tomb's occupant. <br /><br />The dead person may have been either a man or a woman, a warlord or his concubine, he said.</p>